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Child Welfare Provider Training Academy Training(s)

The Training Academy has maintained quality content and trainers since its inception in 2008. Through public and private partnerships, we strive to provide quality curriculum with expert trainers to benefit and enhance the skill set of child welfare staff in the state of Iowa.

Popular Courses

Below is a list of frequently sought-after trainings provided by the Child Welfare Provider Training Academy. In order to register for any of the below trainings, go to our calendar to find our next scheduled training. 

Only Human: Caring for and Working with LGBTQ+ Identified Individuals

The training discusses appropriate current terminology to use and which words to avoid, places sexual orientation and gender identity in the child/adolescent development span, addresses disclosure and documentation of identity, and how to recognize when an identity is driving a family crisis that may result in removal or delay reunification.  It also addresses how to affirmatively care for LGBTQ identified youth in foster homes or in congregate care settings.

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Mental Health Fundamentals

Attendees will learn about the connection between genetics, environments, and lifestyles in the development of a mental health condition; techniques to assist clients to replace maladaptive behaviors with positive ones; and skills to de-escalate clients experiencing a mental health crisis.

crisisRelax, It’s Only a Crisis

Caseworkers and direct care staff will learn how to better manage their affective response. The course will cover the use of a more detailed self-care plan. Participants in this training will learn about issues regarding teamwork, unit culture, and administration’s role in crisis management.

Substance Use & Addiction

This course will provide information about addiction, what it is and information about multiple pathways to recovery.  We will learn about the commonly used substances in Iowa and what they are, what they do and how they are used. We will learn about emerging drugs in Iowa and what to be aware of when working with families and understand the impact of substance use disorder on families and how to help them.

Professional Boundaries

This training provides the treatment staff with an understanding of the limits that they must put upon themselves in their helping relationships. This training provides actual case examples and poses ethical relationship situations. Both the new and more mature staff can benefit from this core skill of all professional "helpers."